Captain

Salty Fin Charter

Little River, Sjedinjene Države

25+ reviews

Captain Doug Illing is a lifetime fisherman and deep sea 'fin-atic.' Having grown up fishing on both fresh and saltwater, his technique is versatile and he's able to accommodate any style of angler. Capt. Doug has been working as a football coach and teacher for the last 32 years as well, is great with kids, and loves sharing his passion for the open waters with his customers. He invites you to join Salty Fin Charter for an all-out battle against some of the toughest fightin' fish you'll ever go up against!

Charter

Salty Fin Charter

Little River

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Trips from

US $1,000

Rating

5.0

33 reviews

5.0

Boat & Equipment

5.0

Captain & Crew

4.9

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (169)

What anglers say

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All reviews (33)

Showing 1 – 5 of 33 reviews

William Hoover
Merilend ILI Meriland, Сједињене Државе
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Member since 2025
5.0
Verified
Great Captain
6 Hour Trip – Offshore on jun 13, 2025 • 4 adults
Captain Doug was able to get us fishing at the last minute due to a medical issue that cancelled our previous charter. Great communication prior to the trip and put us on the fish we were wanting to catch. After catching too much bait (lol), we had to dodge a thunderstorm and a waterspout, but it was obvious our safety and comfort was his priority. The banter on the boat was awesome and before we knew it, unfortunately it was time to head in. Captain Doug cleaned our catch without question and even gave some cooking tips. Would highly recommend Captain Doug and Salty Fin Charters and can't to go again.
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Response from Captain
jun 18, 2025
Thanks Bill for the positive review! Had a GREAT time fishing with you all!! See you next time. Tight lines
Mike Huff
Ohajo, Сједињене Државе
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Member since 2025
5.0
Verified
Salty fin for the win!
6 Hour Trip – Offshore on jul 31, 2025 • 4 adults
We had bad storms the night before along with early am! We left the dock on time but some pop up storms started building! Lots of lighting and rain. Caption got us to shelter just in time! We never got wet from the rain etc. he encouraged us to wait it out we did. 2 hrs later we were catching fish awesome! Wasn’t on fire but for what Mother Nature just put us through we could not complain. Caption was more concerned about our safety but still wanted to catch fish as bad as us! Great experience Great caption recommend him 100% we will be back for redemption Thanks again!!!
Response from Captain
avgust 2, 2025
Thanks Mike - had a great time in the water with y’all!! Look forward to next time
Kevin Mitchell
Alabama, Сједињене Државе
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Member since 2025
5.0
Verified
Captain Doug was amazing
8 Hour Trip – Offshore on jul 29, 2025 • 3 adults
This was the first time that 2 out of 3 of us went deep sea fishing and enjoyed it 100%. The fish were slow biting but Captain Doug got a us on a nice spot and we found them.
Response from Captain
jul 31, 2025
I had a Great time fishing with you and your family!! Thanks
Christina Clark
Repeat angler
Virdžinija, Сједињене Државе
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Member since 2021
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2 trips
5.0
Verified
3/4 Day Offshore Trip with Capt. Doug
8 Hour Trip – Offshore on jul 22, 2021 • 2 adults
My teenage son and I took our first offshore fishing trip with Capt. Doug and first mate Dave and had an awesome day! They are both experienced, helpful, encouraging, informative, friendly, and fun. They knew where to find the fish. We caught or reeled in mahi mahi, king mackerel, cobia, and barracuda. We also learned how challenging it is to reel in two, stubborn, 7-8 ft. sharks. Thanks again Capt. Doug and Dave for an amazing adventure! We hope to be able to fish with Salty Fin Charters again!!
Response from Captain
jul 23, 2021
Thanks Christina for the positive review!! We had a great time fishing with you and Brandon! Can’t wait until next time!!
Randy Rudski
Pensilvanija, Сједињене Државе
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Member since 2021
5.0
Verified
8 hour trip - 14 ocean beasts obtained
8 Hour Trip – Offshore on maj 20, 2021 • 2 adults
I wish I had the time to write the entire story but just know that they were kind and courteous of everyone that we had on board and we caught a bunch of big fish and that’s all that we were meant to do. Would recommend 10 times over and we will be back again. See you all soon, tight lines. Photos attached. Heavy suggestion if you haven’t been in the sun or in a boat that is in the ocean be sure to take Dramamine
Response from Captain
maj 24, 2021
Thank you for The positive review- had a GREAT TIME making some memories of a lifetime!! See you soon